---
typeId: term
recordId: fixture-discovery-source
fields:
  title: Fixture discovery source
  definition: >-
    The source from which fixture records for a package were discovered, such as package
    document fixture references, package bundle manifest entries, package bundle
    documents, imported Station state, or another package distribution context.
  sourceDocument: operator ticket 258d5227-5a33-4b7f-aa96-3bea75ffa1c6
  sourceVersion: 2026-05-05
  sourceSections:
    - Package authoring and validation terminology
  order: 7803.3
  usage:
    - Use this term to avoid implying that package_document.fixtures is the only way to
      discover package fixtures. Fixture discovery source is especially important for
      content-addressed packages whose fixtures bind to the final package CID.
---
